Gap. Nike. Apple. Armed with multimillion-dollar advertising budgets, global brands like these have succeeded in colonizing our cultural consciousness the way Europe's great nations once conquered the New World. There are, however, a few rebels dedicated to subverting their supremacy. This hour-long documentary by director Jill Sharpe profiles some of those campaigning to reclaim media space from the grip of corporate marketers – among them Jack Napier, a founder of San Francisco's Billboard Liberation Front, which creatively sabotages outdoor advertising, and Reverend Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping, a rabble-rousing actor who preaches the anti-consumerist gospel in Disney stores and Starbucks cafés. Winner of the 2002 Leo Award for Best Documentary.

Indifference to the well-being of others. A disregard for social and legal standards of behaviour. A complete lack of conscience. There's a clinical name for a person who displays these traits: a psychopath. But what do you call an institution that behaves in similar fashion? This three-part examination of the power and influence of the modern business corporation is the most commercially successful Canadian feature documentary ever made. Filmmakers Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott and Joel Bakan draw upon interviews with more than 40 experts – from filmmaker Michael Moore (Fahrenheit 9/11) to economist Milton Friedman – as they raise troubling questions about the corporation's lack of public accountability and its relentless advance into every sphere of our lives. Winner of more than two dozen international prizes, including the 2005 Genie Award for Best Documentary. [more]

Could North America's suburban dream turn into a nightmare? This provocative film by writer/director Gregory Greene – part of the new wave of progressive documentaries that has included Fahrenheit 9/11 and The Corporation – explains how suburbia, with its promise of “space, affordability, convenience, family life and upward mobility” has come to embody the aspirations of North American society. And it warns of a looming oil crisis that threatens to bring the whole arrangement crashing down, turning today's suburbs into tomorrow's slums. Winner of the Environment & Ecology Bronze World Medal at the 2006 New York Festivals International Television Programming and Promotion Awards. [more]

As the owner of one of Vancouver's most celebrated restaurants, John Bishop takes pride in his wealth of food knowledge. But when customers began asking about genetically modified ingredients, he found himself woefully ill informed. And so he decided to do something about it. In this hour-long documentary by director Marianne Kaplan, he embarks on a journey around the world to learn more about biotechnology and the realities of modern-day food production. Along the way, he hears from scientists and activists with radically different views about the benefits and drawbacks of genetically modified foods. Deconstructing Supper earned a Chris Award at the prestigious Columbus International Film & Video Festival.